ABSTRACT
France is of course not alone in showing similar sociological changes as in the United States—although it is true that the presidential features of the French and the US political system have made the Great Class Shift more obvious to the observer. Historically the center of the Industrial Revolution, North-Western Europe is also home to many members of the white working class, the heart of the New Minority. With their historic opposition to the European Union, UKIP had certainly gained sympathies within the United Kingdom. Crossing the North Sea to examine the situation in continental Europe, the Dutch case represents another remarkable example on how the political landscape has followed the global Great Class Shift. Despite a much more stable social situation than its neighbors, the wealthiest country in Europe has therefore not been immune from the social upheavals that have radically altered Western political landscapes.
